The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The rivers and smaller streams overflow.
ing their banks, causing serious damage at many
points.
George B. Rose. a prominent citizen of
Ogdensourg, n. Y, committed suicide Satur-
day morning. by blowing his brains out with a
shotgun.
Samuel Broadbent, Of New Bedford. Mass
was instantly killed at Round Hills. Saturday
night by the accidental discharge of his gun
while he was returning from duck hunt
Dennis Maher. of New Orleans, was shot and
killed, Saturday night, by his son inaw. Richard
Greedy Family trouble is assigned the cause
of the crime. The murderer was arrested.
William j. Dunton crushed between the
cars, at Suspension Bridge, n. Y, Saturday
afternoon. aud was killed He was an English
man, aged twenty-three. in the employ of the
New York Central railway
At Pittsburg, Saturday, true bills were
found against thirteen of the Panhandle rail
roads employees, arrested the charge of rob-
bling freight The cases will probably come
up for trial some time this week
Miss Barlow, wealthy maiden lady, aged
thirtyfve years, residing at Astoria, l.. l., com
into the East river. The deceased was connect
ed with of the Oldest and most respected
families Long Island. She is supposed to
have been temporarily insane.
Michael NJ. Cummings, of Boston, prominent
Democratic politician and ex-chairman OF the
Democratic city committee, was thrown from his
carriage, on Beacon street, by a runaway team.
Yesterday afternoon, and received serious in
iuries His thigh broken, and it is also
feared that he is in jured internally.
DIR. Edward Haase, of st. Louis, ocuist of
some repute blew his brains out on Saturday.
He had suffered from heart disease. and. believ-
ing his case incurable. became very Respondent
and concluded to die. He was bachelor aged
seventy years. and owned considerable property.
His family and relatives live in Stettin, Ger
many.
George Ayres and Henry Lindsay luarreled
about Indebtedness of So, at Bowling Green.
Mo, Saturday evening, and the latter
killed. Lindsay horseback when the
quarrel began, and ne dismounted Ayres
seized him by the throat and quickly drew
knife across it, cutting it from to Ayres
fled, but was soon captured.
On Friday afternoon Mr.. Edward E. Samuels
a prominent st. Louis merchant, jumped from
the bridge at Nashville, into the Cumberland
river He was rescued by some men in canoe
and removed to Ewes Hospital, where he died at
$50 o'clock Saturday morning Before he died
lie said that his reason for attempting suicide
was because he had broken a promise made TO
his wife that he would drink no more intoxcat-
ing liquor
Julius Fauerbach sergeant of Company G.,
Twelfth United States Infantry, stationed at
Sackett's Harbor, has succeeded in swndling til 8
Jefferson County National Bank of WATERFOWL,
y. Y, out of something over 1000 Fauerbach
was quartermaster's clerk. and abstracted checks
made out i'll favor of George Hall & Co. of Og-
densburg in payment for coal, to which he
forged Halls signature Fauerbach honor
ably discharged from the service; he finely
educated, and had extensively travelled through
Europe He speaks five languages.